this game was vastly improved upon and released as 'James 'Buster' Douglas KO Boxing' (the Master System game, not the crappy Genesis game)... and later 'George Foreman's KO Boxing' (again the Master System version is different from NES and the 16 bit systems)
My best friend in 3rd grade had this game and I can tell you the only good thing about it was the graphics. The gameplay was absolute ass. Pressing right and left didn't even move Rocky, it was controlled by your punching/blocking
I need to feel like Micky Goldmill is screaming "You're gonna spit lightning and crap thunder!" I just don't get that from him playing patty cake with Rocko in this game. Also no dramatic death of Apollo with Rock throwing in the digital towel. Ivan is same size as Rocky in the ring. He's supposed to tower over him.
As a child from the 80's some of my best memories involve videogames. Everything was so simple back then and its been amazing how far videogames have come.. One thing I always remember is playing with my older brothers. Rip to your uncle bro, may those memories of y'all two playing videogames live on.
yeah, but gameplay wise it looks terrible. punch out is way more fun than this. never played this but just by watching for 30 seconds that was obvious.
Just watching this game on TH-cam right now just brings back memories. Because I use to have this game at home on my Sega Master System too a real long time ago back then around the time it was still new. It couldn't have been no more than a year old when I first got it
Its pretty impressive how much better 3-bit color quality (Master System) looks than 2-bit color quality (NES). The extra bit doubles the colors per tile, 8 colors compared to 4. The SNES and Genesis used 4-bit color, which was yet another doubled improvement but didn't stand out as much.
my parents bought me a master system in 89 and this was one of the games that came with it. just started playing creed for psvr today and now i can say in 30 years, i've played 2 rocky games and they're both awesome!
Same here lol. I remember when I was a kid I woke up early one morning, and we had the Master System hooked up to an old Commodore 64 type of monitor or something, and I played through the game, and beat Drago, and it felt like I accomplished my life goal. no one was awake to see it. By the time I got my cousin to wake up, I was back at the main menu lol
I have no idea how the hell you guys accomplished that. When I got to him, it was the like the computer turned on a game genie and nothing I could do was remotely effective.
@@JCwild20 yes, and that is the point of the joke. The fact that in this game Rocky knocks down Drago like a thousand times, yet he keeps getting back up 😂
Had this been some generic boxing game with no names, it would have been shit. But this was rocky, clubber Lange, apollo creed, and drago. It was pure epicness to have a rocky game like this in the 80’s
When I was playing at this game, I have never reached to beat Drago without doing 7 hit/sec at the second training. You just show me that it is possible with only 5! 👍
Why is Micky at ringside for the Clubber fights? He had a heart attack before the First fight and was dead by the Second time they fought. He even managed to stick around for a training stage before the Drago fight in this game. lol
The key to beating Drago was getting top scores in all the early training especially the clubber training if you get above 4 per second you will only throw two jabs before the power shot instead of 3 and in the Drago training you want to get at Least 90 to 100 punches and then go to his body then go up to the head on the power shot. But you have to time it well and have perfect distance.
Correct! The training for Lang I could get it to 7 per second which is insane! I played until I wore my fingers to the bone and built the speed with my hands to do it. The Drago training you only needed 80 punches if you could get 6 per second or higher with the Lang training. You would be able to throw two jabs before power shot and if countering a punch you could throw one jab and power shot just like Drago does! It's an unlock they don't tell you. Drago would only last 3 rounds he would be a walk in the park.
That must've been a sweet victory. A point win is most epic. Im gonna stream some play of this on my channel soon. Im wrapping up my Wonder Boy retrospective tonight and then Im starting a Stallone games marathon.
Shame not with the market share... I wish I was dual-consoling back then with my SMS and an extra NES system, with both of their 16-bit counterparts in the 90s for the best of both gaming world! Just like today in 2020 (and beyond) with Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft and PC platforms... But then and now, it takes a lot of gaming budget and who frankly will have all the time to play all those games, no matter how incredible they are, with all the ever-growing life responsibilities thrown at you as you get older??? WHY? WHY?
@@KishorTwist Master System just didn't have the developer support to compete due to Nintendo's licensing practices. Thankfully, with Genesis, Sega found ways to make up the difference and build up a gaming library to compete with that of the SNES (except in Japan where I think the Genesis's lack of JRPGs really held it back, just like what would happen to the N64 there).
I could beat him on points only. But not if I done too well in the training. I needed the 3 jabs before the big punch to beat him. When I done too well in the training and it was 2 jabs then the big punch he was too close and got me with his big punches.
Difficulty Apollo: Easy Lang: Normal Drago: Hard I only beat Drago once and that's by point decision. Yeah, that time in the last round Rocky health bar was so low while Drago health bar was still the same since round 1
Lol, those games were ment to drive you mad, i got so pissed trying to beat a boss that i threw the controller at the ps2 it hit the bit that spins the disc and it was done
How to beat this easily: Training 1: Does not matter what you do. Apollo: Get in and punch him until you win. Training 2: This is the key to beating the game. Get 7 hits/seconds. Lang: Hold down and punch repeatedly until you win. Training 3: Doesnt really matter. Drago: If you got the 7 hits/second in Training 2, you punch faster than him. Just get in and hit him until you win. He cant do anything once you are close.
Wow!!! This takes me back! We always had fun playing this game. My friend had the master system and i jad the NES. It was like going to the arcade during sleep overs. We always wished that you could pick the other fighters to play. Out dream fight was Drago vs Clubber!!!
@@MrJjburgess11 I was always a Sega boy myself, but I didn't think it was graphically superior at the time, even if some titles looked better than ohers. Some games looked really bad on the SMS, but when it came to the selection there was no competition in my book. It made the NES feel like a children's toy, and since Sega was fairly well marketed in my country, I would never notice that one of the consoles had more games than the others. Miss those times. :)
The 80's were the greatest decade. i remember all the music, sfx, gameplay of this game like it was yesterday. When I played I was just a kid, I think somewhere between 5 and 7. It took me forever to learn how to beat Clubber Lang - you either needed the Turbo controller attachment (so that you could get maximum speed on the bag), or if you didn't have the Turbo device, you had to focus all your attack on Lang's body and just aim low...let him come to you, corner you and just aim low and hope you can chip away at him enough to bring his health all the way down. Even with Turbo, you have to keep hitting the body. I found the Turbo connector one day, not even realizing I had it, and I was finally able to beat this game (though Drago was still a beast). Otherwise that speed bag training was excruciatingly painful on the wrist and knuckles. I could never even get to Qualify speed unless I had the Turbo. The instruction manual was also incorrect - it stated you could instantly do the power punches (Straight, Upper Cut, Body Straight) by holding a specific direction in conjunction with the attack button, but that didn't actually work.
I would always knock him down at least twice per round, but after the 5th round, if Drago hits you once, you go down. I never beat him. This was satisfying.
I love how you only win the world championship after beating Drago. Rocky was already the champion before he even knew Drago existed and they even specifically said in Rocky 4 that his Russia fight with drago was not a sanctioned fight for the belt and there was no money in it. All Rocky won from that fight was revenge for Apollo, permanent brain damage and chapter 13 bankruptcy courtesy of a crooked accountant who conned him into signing over full power of attorney in exchange for one of those wooden paddles with a rubber band and a ball stapled to the front of it.
Drago can be knocked out within 2 rounds, if your speed reaches a 6 in the speed bag training. Rocky's jabs become super quick and you get inside and destroy Clubber and Drago when you stand toe-to-toe against them.
These were the days. I remember my friend got a Genesis before anyone else I knew, and I would be foaming at the mouth to get over there to play Rocky, Bulls vs Lakers and, of course, Altered beast.
This was one of the few games across NES and SMS I just couldn’t beat as a kid and man did it drive me nuts. Always loved the music but I just couldn’t mash fast enough for Drago and took a whipping every time.
My brother and I played this game for hours and hours. We were finally able to beat drago by figuring out right from the beginning you have to get above 70 hits on punching bag and then for the speed bag you want to get high enough to only throw two jabs before power shot. Then when you do the training for drago you get over 70-80 and then stay away from drago and hit him with power shots and you can beat him. Was able to beat him at will many times but he's one of the toughest final guys ever. I remember his corner guy whenever he pounded the canvas something was shooting out and my brother said that must be the steroids because he keeps getting up. Lol! Good times
This game was hard, I had it for the Sega Master System, back in the days, us old people didnt have the button masher strength yet, there were freaks amongst us in our neighborhoods who would be able to hit the button on on the controller for 5 minutes straight, most of us were still used to joystick controllers of the family Atari 7800 still in our basements! And when someone beat Drag obecause their was no internet, we called them liars! School lunches, candy and money were won a paid for by those that doubted us, the graphics of this game was very impressive, and people started to see Sega as the superior game system already despite the Master System not having as many game titles as the NES Classic!
Superb graphics for a Master System game especially the title and the training between fights. Rocky even kinda looks like Kenshiro from Fist of the north Star in the first training mini game.
I remember this game when i was a kid. Second training is most crucial for beating drago. Get 5 hits per sec then hes a cinch to beat. Third training wasnt even needed.
Ahh, I never knew the training made any difference. I'd always thought it was there just for some variety. Never did beat Drago. In 2 player whoever goes Drago will always win because of his massive reach.
@@sliat1981 I know that. The point being is that the reason Nintendo is still around and doing well is because they`ve changed with the times. Sega on the other hand...
@@criticalbill2090 sega on the other hand is doing fine. They still publish great games and do arcade games. Nintendo had a massive flop with their follow up to Wii
I remember thinking how irritating Ivan Drago's cornermen were he came back like brand new every round. Had to TKO him. Also loved the fairly subtle trunks detail, you beat Apollo Creed and he lets you wear his colours like the movie. This game was worth it's asking price, 3 fighters or not.
this game would have been better if they added other fighters to make it longer....I know its based on the movie...Sega was so much better then nintendo when it came to graphics.
George Daniel Yeah it could of been much better. More fighters would of been great. Plus the 2 player mode was limited on who could fight who. Rocky had to be in every fight. I wanted a Drago v's Clubber fight, or even both players having the same fighter for a fair fight.
I used to wear my fingers to the Bone and still got my ass kicked by Drago. But I was able to beat him with a turbo controller. Oh how sweet it was to get revenge for 8 yes old me.
Great ending yes but I would have to say Metal Gear Solid had a great ending and possibly better. The intro was great also with snake swimming in and the opera music playing.
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Really impressive to see this much effort and attention to detail put into such an early 8-bit game. Great animations
this game was vastly improved upon and released as 'James 'Buster' Douglas KO Boxing' (the Master System game, not the crappy Genesis game)... and later 'George Foreman's KO Boxing' (again the Master System version is different from NES and the 16 bit systems)
My best friend in 3rd grade had this game and I can tell you the only good thing about it was the graphics. The gameplay was absolute ass. Pressing right and left didn't even move Rocky, it was controlled by your punching/blocking
@@normanscheiding7502 Interesting! Thanks for sharing that info
I need to feel like Micky Goldmill is screaming "You're gonna spit lightning and crap thunder!" I just don't get that from him playing patty cake with Rocko in this game. Also no dramatic death of Apollo with Rock throwing in the digital towel. Ivan is same size as Rocky in the ring. He's supposed to tower over him.
Rocky threw more jabs here in one round than he did in 6 movies!
YOU got that right!
hahaha
The boxing depicted in the movies was so bad. Lol
Ha ha
He did jab a lot in the second fight against Mr. T after Apollo trained him.
My uncle Patrick used to let me pay this when I was little and we lived in the Bronx...about 1987..
Rip Pat.
play ?
RIP Uncle Pat. He was a good man.
Nicholas Fanzo here’s to uncle pat
As a child from the 80's some of my best memories involve videogames. Everything was so simple back then and its been amazing how far videogames have come.. One thing I always remember is playing with my older brothers. Rip to your uncle bro, may those memories of y'all two playing videogames live on.
Pat Bambino?
Great graphics for 8-bit
That was actually adrien
Same cant be said about the control
Elexento Graphic
Yes looks like 16 bit
yeah, but gameplay wise it looks terrible. punch out is way more fun than this. never played this but just by watching for 30 seconds that was obvious.
When Drago went down in the 7th, I couldn't help but to think, "If he dies, he dies."
I remember beating this game. It was one of the hardest things I ever accomplished as a little kid.
Yup but clubber was harder then Ivan too me beating clubber made me so much better
Sega sports pad made it a peace of cake lol
@@Enzolex0204 no way clubber was harder clubber was super easy once you figured out to hit low
Just watching this game on TH-cam right now just brings back memories. Because I use to have this game at home on my Sega Master System too a real long time ago back then around the time it was still new. It couldn't have been no more than a year old when I first got it
Hard to believe the master system was only a 8 bit machine. I remember being really impressed with the graphics.
And the sound was really good for most parts... And with the fm chip it was even great
I hear that. Compared to games now adays these graphics suck, but at the time when this game came out the graphics and sound were amazing.
Its pretty impressive how much better 3-bit color quality (Master System) looks than 2-bit color quality (NES). The extra bit doubles the colors per tile, 8 colors compared to 4. The SNES and Genesis used 4-bit color, which was yet another doubled improvement but didn't stand out as much.
my parents bought me a master system in 89 and this was one of the games that came with it. just started playing creed for psvr today and now i can say in 30 years, i've played 2 rocky games and they're both awesome!
There was only one kid in the neighborhood who could beat Drago.
And his name... was Chuck Norris.
Lucas? It was Lucas, wasn't it. His Power Glove is so bad.
@@bitwize California.
My brother was the only one to beat Mike Tyson lol
I was the only kid I the neighborhood who could beat Drago
I beat drago once when I was a kid never have since. high point of my life
Same here lol. I remember when I was a kid I woke up early one morning, and we had the Master System hooked up to an old Commodore 64 type of monitor or something, and I played through the game, and beat Drago, and it felt like I accomplished my life goal. no one was awake to see it. By the time I got my cousin to wake up, I was back at the main menu lol
I have no idea how the hell you guys accomplished that. When I got to him, it was the like the computer turned on a game genie and nothing I could do was remotely effective.
michaeloffgrid ..same here..tried so hard..so frustrating. It's nice to see what it looks like to win.
The trick to drago was to defend and counter.
DRAGOOOOOO!!!!
Rocky during the round 6 break against Drago: "He's not human, he's a piece of iron"
😂
As a child I thought Drago was a cyborg.
Actually Drago said that about rocky
@@JCwild20 yes, and that is the point of the joke. The fact that in this game Rocky knocks down Drago like a thousand times, yet he keeps getting back up 😂
This is one of the best looking 8 bit games. Its really impressive.
3 measly fights and a kissing scene...and I loved this game as a kid.
Had this been some generic boxing game with no names, it would have been shit. But this was rocky, clubber Lange, apollo creed, and drago. It was pure epicness to have a rocky game like this in the 80’s
i remember it being hard to complete without the rapid fire box to cheat the training.
Add the 2, player mode though, that kept it fresh
@@djcranium1210 That rapid fire box was the best!
There’s nothing “measly” about that Ivan Drago fight.
It's just such a satisfying reward to know that Adrian was there waiting for him in the end. ADRIAAAAAAAAAAAN!
Nicely done longplay! The graphics look incredible for a home console game from 1987!!!
With turbo controler it was a piece of cake
When I was playing at this game, I have never reached to beat Drago without doing 7 hit/sec at the second training. You just show me that it is possible with only 5! 👍
They should added thunderlips!!!!!! At least as a secrect character
Yeah that could have been cool
@@typhlocube9359 In the flesh bay bay?
Hell yeah
And Tommy gun if they release it on Nintendo hell why not spider Rico
whitemage024 that would be cool, they could have also added Spider Rico as his first fight
I had a Sega Master System and Nes as child of the 80's. Loved them both.
Lol you were living the dream!
Why is Micky at ringside for the Clubber fights? He had a heart attack before the First fight and was dead by the Second time they fought. He even managed to stick around for a training stage before the Drago fight in this game. lol
He got his fights mixed up and showed up for the wrong movie lol
Even better that he's around for the Drago fight.
Yeah this is Rocky's alternative universe where clubber didn't murder Mick *sobs*
Well, in this Rocky kicked Clubber's ass in the first fight, so Mick didn't really have any reason to have a heart attack.
@@jamesgornall5731 Mick brought that on himself. Old fool, I pity him.
'BOUT DAMN TIME, SOMEONE DID A LONGPLAY OF ROCKY!!!!!! THANK U!!!!!!
The key to beating Drago was getting top scores in all the early training especially the clubber training if you get above 4 per second you will only throw two jabs before the power shot instead of 3 and in the Drago training you want to get at Least 90 to 100 punches and then go to his body then go up to the head on the power shot. But you have to time it well and have perfect distance.
Correct! The training for Lang I could get it to 7 per second which is insane! I played until I wore my fingers to the bone and built the speed with my hands to do it. The Drago training you only needed 80 punches if you could get 6 per second or higher with the Lang training. You would be able to throw two jabs before power shot and if countering a punch you could throw one jab and power shot just like Drago does! It's an unlock they don't tell you. Drago would only last 3 rounds he would be a walk in the park.
What was the controller name that was needed to beat Drago?
God I miss these days. I remember playing this on my sms
There's things about your childhood you'd rather forget, right?
Beast mode on the Drago TKO. I went 15 rds with him and lost by decision at the tender age of 8. 30 yrs later I still can't win.
Emceemur I could beat him on points, could never beat him inside the distance.
That must've been a sweet victory. A point win is most epic. Im gonna stream some play of this on my channel soon. Im wrapping up my Wonder Boy retrospective tonight and then Im starting a Stallone games marathon.
Lol.
The SMS had a better color palette than the NES. These graphics are pretty good.
Shame not with the market share...
I wish I was dual-consoling back then with my SMS and an extra NES system, with both of their 16-bit counterparts in the 90s for the best of both gaming world! Just like today in 2020 (and beyond) with Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft and PC platforms...
But then and now, it takes a lot of gaming budget and who frankly will have all the time to play all those games, no matter how incredible they are, with all the ever-growing life responsibilities thrown at you as you get older???
WHY? WHY?
and better music too (without the FM)
@@KishorTwist Master System just didn't have the developer support to compete due to Nintendo's licensing practices. Thankfully, with Genesis, Sega found ways to make up the difference and build up a gaming library to compete with that of the SNES (except in Japan where I think the Genesis's lack of JRPGs really held it back, just like what would happen to the N64 there).
I have waited over 30 years to "save the girl"......I mean to see the ending. Drago use to kick my ass. so 2016 i finally see him get his ass whooped
me too. i could never beat Drago. btw, this game sucked ass compared to punch out. sigh, to own a sega
Indigo Sunset LOL
It took a while when I was a kid, but once you suss that pattern. Great game.
I could beat him on points only. But not if I done too well in the training. I needed the 3 jabs before the big punch to beat him. When I done too well in the training and it was 2 jabs then the big punch he was too close and got me with his big punches.
tripp same here. Never saw the ending til now
I could never beat Drago . Played this game alot as a kid too.
“I’ve retired more men than social security”
You can box yes, but you are far too old to think you can win over Drago!
The mans tongue didn’t make it through customs.
@@htfcm You are going to need a ladder
@@htfcm Is that a fact!? Yes! And it could be a painful one!
I see three of them out there.hit the one in the middle
Why am I just seeing this was an actual game almost 35 years later??
I know, right? I never knew about it!
Its a decent game, too!
Ladies and Gentleman
The Winner is by knockout
The Italian Stalion
Rocky Balboa!
Difficulty
Apollo: Easy
Lang: Normal
Drago: Hard
I only beat Drago once and that's by point decision. Yeah, that time in the last round Rocky health bar was so low while Drago health bar was still the same since round 1
You have to kick as s in training to be faster than Drago and win.
Best quality
lol, i remember this game going from easy to super hard haha :D
Damn the final fight goes on about 9 minutes lol just like the movie !! lol!
Man I used to get so pissed and throw the damn remote!!!
Lol, those games were ment to drive you mad, i got so pissed trying to beat a boss that i threw the controller at the ps2 it hit the bit that spins the disc and it was done
🎵🎵🎵"HEARTS ON FIRE" 🎵🎵🎵
Minute?
Strong Desire...
I prefer Burning Heart myself
"No Easy Way Out"
What about "Eye Of The Tiger"?
How to beat this easily:
Training 1: Does not matter what you do.
Apollo: Get in and punch him until you win.
Training 2: This is the key to beating the game. Get 7 hits/seconds.
Lang: Hold down and punch repeatedly until you win.
Training 3: Doesnt really matter.
Drago: If you got the 7 hits/second in Training 2, you punch faster than him. Just get in and hit him until you win. He cant do anything once you are close.
I always thought his name was Clubbers Clang?
Hoodathunkit?
@@JustLikeHeaven77 Nah, Klangs a Klingon!
Nice graphics for those days
This is quality stuff! The characters even look like the characters in the movie!
Wow!!! This takes me back! We always had fun playing this game. My friend had the master system and i jad the NES. It was like going to the arcade during sleep overs. We always wished that you could pick the other fighters to play. Out dream fight was Drago vs Clubber!!!
In a 2 player the second player can choose one of the other 3 fighters.
You got the pattern to beat this game, the pattern to Drago is his long reach, not just a game but a habit!
This game has some of the best 8-bit graphics I've ever seen!
When you mention it, it is actually pretty good for 8-bit.
Tyson Punch Out>Rocky
@@Erik-vp5bm I always thought Sega graphics were better than Nintendo at the time. Although Nintendo had a way better game selection
@@MrJjburgess11 I was always a Sega boy myself, but I didn't think it was graphically superior at the time, even if some titles looked better than ohers. Some games looked really bad on the SMS, but when it came to the selection there was no competition in my book. It made the NES feel like a children's toy, and since Sega was fairly well marketed in my country, I would never notice that one of the consoles had more games than the others. Miss those times. :)
It actually looks 16 bit
The 80's were the greatest decade. i remember all the music, sfx, gameplay of this game like it was yesterday.
When I played I was just a kid, I think somewhere between 5 and 7. It took me forever to learn how to beat Clubber Lang - you either needed the Turbo controller attachment (so that you could get maximum speed on the bag), or if you didn't have the Turbo device, you had to focus all your attack on Lang's body and just aim low...let him come to you, corner you and just aim low and hope you can chip away at him enough to bring his health all the way down. Even with Turbo, you have to keep hitting the body.
I found the Turbo connector one day, not even realizing I had it, and I was finally able to beat this game (though Drago was still a beast). Otherwise that speed bag training was excruciatingly painful on the wrist and knuckles. I could never even get to Qualify speed unless I had the Turbo.
The instruction manual was also incorrect - it stated you could instantly do the power punches (Straight, Upper Cut, Body Straight) by holding a specific direction in conjunction with the attack button, but that didn't actually work.
Love the music. Love the ending!
I could beat Tyson in punchout, but couldn't beat Drago in this game. Kuddos to you.
Why couldn't they put rocky climbing up a mountain for the training stage against ivan drago?
My mother got this game for me as a kid. Sega over Nintendo anytime of day or night!
One thing I noticed. There's a hell of a lot more defense in this game than any Rocky movie. Face bashing at will in the movies.
Loved this game! 46 now and always remembered this game to be one of the only sega games I only managed to "clock" once! Lol
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The training with Micky and the pads was funny🤭
This game is responsible for the creation of a callous on my thumb.
Dude how much fun this would be actually 😊😊
18:16 - Yo Adrian! I DID IT!
ADRIAAAAAAAANE!
Lolol
I would always knock him down at least twice per round, but after the 5th round, if Drago hits you once, you go down. I never beat him. This was satisfying.
Thx man after all this years I see the end scene ^_^
I love how you only win the world championship after beating Drago. Rocky was already the champion before he even knew Drago existed and they even specifically said in Rocky 4 that his Russia fight with drago was not a sanctioned fight for the belt and there was no money in it. All Rocky won from that fight was revenge for Apollo, permanent brain damage and chapter 13 bankruptcy courtesy of a crooked accountant who conned him into signing over full power of attorney in exchange for one of those wooden paddles with a rubber band and a ball stapled to the front of it.
Drago can be knocked out within 2 rounds, if your speed reaches a 6 in the speed bag training. Rocky's jabs become super quick and you get inside and destroy Clubber and Drago when you stand toe-to-toe against them.
These were the days. I remember my friend got a Genesis before anyone else I knew, and I would be foaming at the mouth to get over there to play Rocky, Bulls vs Lakers and, of course, Altered beast.
This was one of the few games across NES and SMS I just couldn’t beat as a kid and man did it drive me nuts. Always loved the music but I just couldn’t mash fast enough for Drago and took a whipping every time.
Somebody tell Rocky that's no way to throw an uppercut. No leg drive, no rotation of the hips. Same thing with the hook. All arm punches.
It's only a game son...
Had never seen this game until now (I'm 45). Great stuff. The only thing it's missing is... Thunderlips!
Nothing takes you back like the music.
The Drago fight was better than most real matches.
They should bring this back on the Nintendo switch
switch would need higher processor and would ruin the graphics
@@lolwtnick4362 I dont think so they already have a bunch of NES games on switch
This was made by sega
I remember playing this is a friends house. This takes me back.
My brother and I played this game for hours and hours. We were finally able to beat drago by figuring out right from the beginning you have to get above 70 hits on punching bag and then for the speed bag you want to get high enough to only throw two jabs before power shot. Then when you do the training for drago you get over 70-80 and then stay away from drago and hit him with power shots and you can beat him. Was able to beat him at will many times but he's one of the toughest final guys ever. I remember his corner guy whenever he pounded the canvas something was shooting out and my brother said that must be the steroids because he keeps getting up. Lol! Good times
You want to get 5 per second or 6 and then you got it.
This seems MUCH more enjoyable than the frustrating PS2 version.
I never got to see the ending of this game until TH-cam
the music brings back some good feelings
This game was hard, I had it for the Sega Master System, back in the days, us old people didnt have the button masher strength yet, there were freaks amongst us in our neighborhoods who would be able to hit the button on on the controller for 5 minutes straight, most of us were still used to joystick controllers of the family Atari 7800 still in our basements! And when someone beat Drag obecause their was no internet, we called them liars! School lunches, candy and money were won a paid for by those that doubted us, the graphics of this game was very impressive, and people started to see Sega as the superior game system already despite the Master System not having as many game titles as the NES Classic!
These graphics look 16-bit!!! Amazing!!!
This had better graphics than Punch Out but Punch Out was longer with more characters. Drago and Tyson were almost unbeatable.
This is way cool I totally forgot they had the master system and Rocky game for it back in 87
Sounds just like the Rocky theme song we've all come to know and love LOL
Oh my goodness! I remember buying this!! 😁
The graphics looked good for the time.
Superb graphics for a Master System game especially the title and the training between fights. Rocky even kinda looks like Kenshiro from Fist of the north Star in the first training mini game.
I remember this game when i was a kid. Second training is most crucial for beating drago. Get 5 hits per sec then hes a cinch to beat. Third training wasnt even needed.
Ahh, I never knew the training made any difference. I'd always thought it was there just for some variety. Never did beat Drago. In 2 player whoever goes Drago will always win because of his massive reach.
"If I can change,..then you can change....EVERYBODY CAN CHANGE!!" - Nintendo
This ain’t Nintendo
@@sliat1981 I know that. The point being is that the reason Nintendo is still around and doing well is because they`ve changed with the times. Sega on the other hand...
@@criticalbill2090 sega on the other hand is doing fine. They still publish great games and do arcade games. Nintendo had a massive flop with their follow up to Wii
Always bothered me that when Lang went down he was suddenly wearing blue shorts.
love this music! i wonder who composed it?
Bill Conti’s pet hamster
Rocky at the end looks like Rikki from Black Belt.. 😂😂😂 Great job Bro!
This game is underappreciated!
Well done! This is how I beat Drago as a kid. No cheater's controller
I can’t believe this is an 8bit game, this way ahead of its time.
Man drago was impossible to beat, finally got a chance to see him get his
You just had to time it..don't buttin bash..And do well in training
In the accuracy training, Mick’s face looks like Rock missed the pads a couple of times.
I read your comment right before watching the accuracy training, I thank you for a great laugh....
"The End" with a man and a woman kissing. I want 80's back.
I remember thinking how irritating Ivan Drago's cornermen were he came back like brand new every round. Had to TKO him. Also loved the fairly subtle trunks detail, you beat Apollo Creed and he lets you wear his colours like the movie. This game was worth it's asking price, 3 fighters or not.
The end gives me Rocky Balboa vibes. Yo, Adrian, we did it. We did it.
Best Master System game!
My brother used to get knuckle dusted by Drago until he got a controller that had a turbo setting on it. Then he broke drago with the jab
this game would have been better if they added other fighters to make it longer....I know its based on the movie...Sega was so much better then nintendo when it came to graphics.
gameplay wise, this game sucked tho. Compared to punchout which is still playable today...
George Daniel Yeah it could of been much better. More fighters would of been great. Plus the 2 player mode was limited on who could fight who. Rocky had to be in every fight. I wanted a Drago v's Clubber fight, or even both players having the same fighter for a fair fight.
Ya until supernes
They should have at least made him fight Apollo again(different ring, trunks, etc) and he was better than the first time.
I love the big sprites in this game!
I used to wear my fingers to the Bone and still got my ass kicked by Drago. But I was able to beat him with a turbo controller. Oh how sweet it was to get revenge for 8 yes old me.
Man those games were hard as fuck
Possibly the greatest ending in video game history
Great ending yes but I would have to say Metal Gear Solid had a great ending and possibly better. The intro was great also with snake swimming in and the opera music playing.
No shinobi is the best lol
Wow! I think it was for the better that AVGN stopped at Clubber Lang because that Ivan Drago just would not go down. Damn, seven rounds.
Tive um master sistema 3 eu adorava 😍
I first found out about this game from the Angry Video Game Nerd's review of it back in late 2006. I'm sure a lot of you have, too.
How did i miss playing this years ago? Damn